Describing people in German

How do you describe someone in German? This free audio lesson will show you how! Knowing a few German adjectives can go a long way – after this you’ll be able to talk about a person’s appearance and the kind of person they are as well.

 

Is she hard-working? How tall is he? Is he good-looking? Practice your German pronunciation as you follow the audio and the English translation. Get ready to make your German conversations a whole lot more interesting!

Describing people in German

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Nik hat kurze Haare.
Nik has short hair.
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Lisa hat lange Haare.
Lisa has long hair.
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Sie hat mittellange Haare.
She has medium-length hair.
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Er hat glatte Haare.
He has straight hair.
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Sie hat gewellte Haare.
She has wavy hair.
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Tina hat gelockte Haare.
Tina has curly hair.
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Maria hat braune Haare.
Maria has brown hair.
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Peter hat schwarze Haare.
Peter has black hair.
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Oli hat blonde Haare.
Oli has blonde hair.
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Rosi hat rote Haare.
Rosi has red hair.
  • Rosi has red hair in German
What about the eye and skin color?

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Er hat braune Augen.
He has brown eyes.
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Sie hat grüne Augen.
She has green eyes.
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Er hat blaue Augen.
He has blue eyes.
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Sie ist dunkelhäutig.
She is dark-skinned.
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Er ist hellhäutig.
He is fair-skinned.
What about other features, like height and weight?

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Sie ist klein.
She is short.
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Er ist groß.
He is tall.
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Sie ist schlank.
She is thin.
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Er ist fett.
He is fat.
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Er ist dünn.
He is skinny.
What about other abilities and features?

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Sie ist schnell.
She is fast.
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Er ist langsam.
He is slow.
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Sie ist stark.
She is strong.
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Sie ist schwach.
She is weak.
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Sie ist hübsch.
She is pretty.
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Er ist schön.
He is handsome.
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Er sieht gut aus.
He is good-looking.
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Sie ist häßlich.
She is ugly.
  • He is strong in Germanq

What about personality?

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Sie ist freundlich .
She is friendly.
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Er ist nett.
He is nice.
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Sie ist ruhig.
She is quiet.
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Sie ist schüchtern.
She is shy.
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Er hat Humor.
He is funny (humorous).
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Sie ist intelligent.
She is intelligent.
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Er ist geduldig.
He is patient.
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Sie ist faul.
She is lazy.
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Er hat schlechte Manieren.
He is bad mannered.
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Er ist ernst.
He is serious.
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Er ist liebenswürdig.
He is kind.
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Sie ist fleißig.
She is hard-working.
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Er ist gebildet.
He is sophisticated.
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Sie ist mutig.
She is brave.
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Er ist lustig.
He is funny.
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Sie ist arm.
She is poor.
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Sie ist reich.
She is rich.

Bis bald!

Paul Weber
Paul Weber
Rocket German

P.S. You can practice your German skills with this exercise.

Exercise - Match the German phrases with the correct English translation.

1.
Sie ist ruhig.
(_________)
a. Tina has curly hair.
2.
Er ist groß.
(_________)
b. She is brave.
3.
Tina hat gelockte Haare.
(_________)
c. He is good-looking.
4.
Sie ist mutig.
(_________)
d. She is quiet.
5.
Er sieht gut aus.
(_________)
e. He is tall.

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